Improvement in horse hay-rakes



niet st-ma JOHN 4MORGAN AND WILLIAM CLINE, J R., 0F CLAYTON, INDIANA-.jlA

Letters Patent No. 99,457, dated February 1, 18,70; antedated January 24, 18.70.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE HAY-RAKES.

The Scheule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Toall whom it may concern:

, ence marked thereon,"Irm-king a part of this specification.

The nature ot' our invention consists in the construe tion of a horse hay-rake, which shall be extremely v,simple in its operation, and iu the arrangement of the devices hereaiter setrforth and described.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of our invention.

Letter A represents two beams, which form the frame ot' the sulky,cthe rear ends of which are supported by the wheel B.

To the front ends is secured the revolving rake C, in such a manuel' that it can be made to make ahalt' revolution Whenever it is desired to dump the load.

Upon the ends of. the rake-bar there is placed a small wheel, l), so as to carrythe bar over stones and Obstructions without catching.

Upon both top and bottoni of this bar there are placed wedge-shaped arms E, 'which extend outward, and which prevent the bar from resting upon the earth as it is moved along.

Attached to each end ot' the rake-bar is an arm or rod, I4\vhich extend forward, and are secured to the draught-bar G, to which the horses are fastened. As the rods are pivoted loosely to both of these bals, the

one, G, may be swung back over the frame when not wanted.'

Pivoted between the beams A is the lever H, by means of which the rake is made to revolve, so as to dump its load.

Secured to front side of' the lever is the arm K, which extends outward far enough to catch the top of one of' 4the prongs of the rake, so as to hold it down and prevent the rake from revolving.

The lower end is curved upward, so as to catch under the rake, s o that by drawing the lever back toward the seat L the rake. will 'be raised high enough for its prongs to catch on the ground, when the forwaial motion of the machine will cause it to fall over of itself', leaving the. load behind.

Attached to the end of the lever, and then secured to Va cross-piece between the beams, is a spring, I,

shown indotted lilies, which draws the lever back to its iirst position after tilting the rake.

Having thus described our invention, u

What- We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pntent, is-

1. The arrangement of the beams A A,wheel B, seat L, rake C, rods F F, and draught-bar G, all subL Stantially as shown and' described.

2. In combination with the-above, the wheels D I),

arms E E, level' II, arm K, and spring I, all. constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony' that Werclaim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands, this 30th day of April. 1869.

Y JOHN MDRGAN.

WILLIAM CLINE, JR.

Witnesses:

YOUNG W. SHORT, ELIAS BLUE.. 

